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rake in

verb
  1. To collect something such as leaves into a pile, often with a rake. · Near-synonym: rake up
  2. To receive or to collect a large quantity of (something, especially money). (colloquial, figuratively) · The company barely lifted a finger, and yet it still raked in more than two million euros in consulting fees.
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When he reached home he hid the rake in the tool house, but the sugar he carried in to Marilla.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 191 · C1

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